The state educational institution

iEARN projects “Specialized Lyceum under the University of Civil

Learning Circles Protection of the Ministry for Emergency
September 2017 – January 2018 Situations of the Republic of Belarus”

Circle Name -Global Issues: Environment School Address: 247006, Belarus, Gomel region,
Learning Circle 1 (Middle/High School) Gomel district, Ilyich village, 1 Skovorodina st.

The Final Project

Endangered Animals
In Your Region

Gomel, 2018
Endangered Animals
In Algeria
 Rabeh Sehdi High School
Constantine, Algeria

Work achieved by the students

Nawel Rouini, Nahla Chiraz Chaabane,
Nihal Kaabouche , Darine Nouioua,
Ahmed Nadjib Alikeche
Supervised by their teacher
Fatiha Touafek

Animals in their way of extinction in Algeria

In Algeria many creatures are threatened of extinction.

The authorities declared that more than 3000 animal species are
endangered due mainly to illegal business and hunting.
The animals we have chosen to present and
inform you about are:
 A/ Carnivoran mammals

1/ The Saharan Jackal

Jackals are nocturnal, omnivorous scavengers.

With their long legs and curved canine teeth, they are well adapted for hunting. They hunt animals such as antelopes, gazelles, small mammals, birds,
amphibians and reptiles.
 2/ Hyaena

Hyaena is a flesh-eating mammal, resembling a dog,

but with hind limbs shorter than forelimbs.
 3/ Saharan Cheetah
(in Hoggar Tassili South east of the Algerian Sahara)
The Northwest African cheetahs ranges around the central and western Sahara
desert and the Sahel in small, fragmented populations. The largest of these
populations is believed to exist in the Ahaggar highlands of Algeria. Tassili n'Ajjer.
More than 50 cheetahs are thought to live in Algeria. The total world population is
estimated to be about 250 mature individuals. This animal has an important
physiological and behavioral adaptation that allows it to survive in the extreme
conditions of the Sahara desert, where temperatures may reach up to 45 degrees
Celsius and there is no standing water. The Northwest African cheetah is even
more nocturnal than other cheetahs, which helps it to conserve water
and stay out of the daytime heat of the desert.
 4/ The fennec
The fennec fox or fennec is a small nocturnal fox found in the
Algerian Sahara. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually
large ears, which also serve to dissipate heat.
 5/ Serval or Tierboskat. It’s a wild cat
The serval is a slender, medium-sized cat that stands 54–62 cm at the
shoulder and weighs 9–18 kg. It has a small head, large ears, a golden-
yellow to buff coat spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-
tipped tail. The serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body
size.
It is active in the day as well as at night, and tends to be solitary with
minimal social interaction. Servals are carnivores which prey on rodents
especially rats, small birds, frogs, insects, and reptiles.
 B/ Herbivorous mammals
1/ The Barbary sheep

Barbary sheep are found in arid mountainous areas where they graze and browse
grasses, bushes, and lichens. They are able to obtain all their metabolic water from
food, but if liquid water is available, they will drink and wallow in it. Barbary sheep
are crepuscular. That is they are active in the early morning and late afternoon and
rest in the heat of the day. They are very agile and can achieve a standing jump of
over 2 metres (7 ft). They are well adapted to their habitat, which consist of steep
rocky mountains and canyons. They often flee at the first sign of danger, typically
running uphill. The Barbary sheep are extremely nomadic and travel constantly via
mountain ranges. But their populations now are mainly threatened by humans.
 2/ Gazelle

This animal is in its way of extinction because of hunting,

urbanization, and drought which reduces the area
where this animal lives.
 3/ The crested porcupine

The adult crested porcupine has an average head and body length around 60 to
83 cm (24 to 33 in) long, discounting the tail, and weighs from 13 to 27 kg. Almost
the entire body is covered with bristles which are either dark brown or black and
rather coarse. This mammal is recognizable by the quills that run along the head,
nape, and back that can be raised into a crest.. These quills are used for defense and
are usually marked with light and dark bands which alternate. This porcupine has
a shorter tail which has rattle quills at the end. The rattle quills broaden at the
terminal end and the broad portion is hollow with thin walls. When these quills
are vibrated, they produce a hiss-like rattle. The crested porcupine food is roots,
bulbs, and leaves, but occasionally they do consume insects, small vertebrates, and
carrion. Their life is in risk because of hunting and clearing up forest and fires.
 
 
 
 All these mammals’ life is threatened.
Their population is decreasing because of hunting, over grazing deforestation,
fires, lack of rain, shortage of water and human carelessness.

Consequently all these animals deserve protection to conserve the

biodiversity and the ecosystem of our planet.

The Algerian authority and environmental associations are doing their best to
save these animals from disappearance by editing laws to regularize hunting to
protect them and sensibilizing the community to be more responsible and
act swiftly and collectively and
do concrete actions to save these animals.
Endangered Animals
In Belarus

Prepared by the 1st year

student Vlad Naumovich
Supervised by his teacher
Catherine Gutseva
 The fauna of Belarus
There are a lot of animals in Belarus. All of them are
important for our country and we will talk about some of
them. But in spite of all this there is also a Red Book in
Belarus. There are animals that are on the brink of
extinction.
 Animal symbol
In Belarus, an animal symbol is a bison. This is a big,
beautiful and powerful animal. The bison lives in the
Belarusian national zoo and in the Belovezhskaya
Pushcha. The bison is included into the Red Book.
 Bird symbol
Also in our country there is a bird
that has always been associated
with our country - it's a stork. In
Belarus, the white stork is a very
popular bird, but besides it there is
also a black stork. Like a bison this
bird is on the verge of extinction.
The bird is very beautiful and can
settle near our houses, but does
not let people come close to itself.
 The coat of arms with animals
In addition to symbols,
many animals are
depicted on the coats of
arms of our country. For
example: Slonim coat of
arms has a lion, Mozyr
coat of arms has an
eagle, Pruzhany coat of
arms has a snake.
 Volkovysk coat of arms
There are a lot of wolves
in Belarus, especially in
the town of Volkovysk.
And the people of this
town decided that it was
necessary to give this
animal honor. And that's
why from the sixteenth
century on the coat of
arms of the town
we can see a wolf.
 The coat of arms of Gomel

On the coat of arms of

the city of Gomel there is
a lynx. The lynx in
Belarus is the only kind
of the wild cat. The
largest population of
these cats is in the Polesie
radiation reserve.
Lynx is a very
beautiful animal,
it has tassels on its ears.
 The coat of arms of Grodno.

Grodno coat of arms originates from the Catholic

saint, who met this animal in the forest and
became a clergyman. Thanks to this belief the
deer is depicted on Grodno coat of arms.
Between the horns it has a cross.
 I hope you have learned a lot. And now you know that Belarusian
people care of the animals of their country very much, honor them and
do their best to save them from extinction. In Belarus there are many
encyclopedias, coats of arms with animals. My short research shows
some coats of arms that have rare animals depicted on them.
Thank you for your attention! Let`s protect the animals of our counties!